22nd Jan 2020
The EPO says they’d be ready to get going with Unitary Patents later this year. Has anyone else spotted the (Br)elephant in the room? According to a press release published by the European Patent Office (EPO) on 10th January 2020, the EPO president António Campinos and his team have recently met with the Chair of the EPO Unitary Patent (UP) Select Committee and members of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Preparatory Committee from the EU member states. The main item on the agenda for them was a discussion of the most recent developments concerning the implementation of UP and UPC (the so called Unitary Patent package, which we have talked about here).
27th Jun 2019
To mark the International Year of the Periodic Table, Zack Mummery takes a look at the unusual question of whether individual chemical elements could be patented.
12th Apr 2019
The referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal relating to plants obtained by means of an essentially biological process.
18th Mar 2019
In 2017, the Boards of Appeal moved from their central Munich location to the municipality of Haar. The purpose of the move was to increase public perception of their independence, as well as to increase efficiency and organisation.
23rd Aug 2018
Is there a high chance of US and UK courts grappling with medicinal cannabis patents?The US and UK patent offices have granted a number of patents relating to the therapeutic use of cannabis derived products.